Toy



c. GENJACK' v Feb. 19, 1946.

TOY

Filed Oct. 30, 1944 llYf/l/Y TOR C n/Mo 60mm Patented Feb. 19, 1946 TOYConrad Genjack, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ApplicationOctober 30, 1944, Serial No. 560,916

4 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in toys of the fire arm type.

The objects of the invention are to provide a toy weapon such as rifle,tommy gun, ack ack guns and quick firing guns generally which is capableof being very cheaply made and which can be used to simulate single ormultiple shots at will, and one which is capable of producing arealistic noise as each shot is fired. A further object is to provide astructure wherein by manipulation of the gun, the noise of the simulateddetonation may be modulated at will, so that when one or more such gunsare used by skillful performers tonal values akin to music may beobtained.

The invention consist of a gun having a diaphragm which is adapted to bestruck in response to the actuation of the trigger or firin crank, aswill be more fully described in the following specification and shown inthe accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a general elevational Viewof the invention representative of a tommy gun, with the magazine abovethe gun stock.

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the operating mechanism of the gun.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of a modified form in which the magazineis below the gun stock.

Fig. 4 i a perspective View showing the single shot firing means.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

As illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the numeral 1 indicates the gun stockwhich is provided at its outer end with a dummy barrel 2. The stock iscut away behind the barrel and is fitted with a magazine 3 which ispreferably formed as an ordinary cylindrical can having an end closureor diaphragm 4 at its rear end and is open ended at its forward end.

The stock immediately to the rear of the magazine is boredlongitudinally as at 6 to form a cylinder for a spring retracted bolt 1.The bolt I is provided with a head 8 at its rear end which is adapted tobe engaged by the peripheral teeth H) of a cam H which is housed in amortise [2 in the stock I. The bolt 1 is provided with a peripheralgroove l3 into which one end of a retractile spring 14 is turned to forma rear anchorage for said spring, the forward end of the spring i bentto form a, hook l5 which is hooked over the forward end of the wall [6surrounding the cylinder 6. The length of the bolt 1 is such as topermit it to strike the diaphragm 4 each time the head 8 slips off atooth III of the cam II. The cam II is secured to a shaft l8 which isfitted on the outside of the stock with a. hand crank [9.

In the modification shown in Figure 3, 20 indicate the stock which isfitted with an open ended magazine or cylinder 2| below said stock. Aspring retracted plunger 22 having a head 23 is mounted in the lowerpart of the stock and is adapted to be engaged by the teeth 25 of a cam26, the cam being mounted on a shaft 28 which is fitted with a handcrank 29.

The assembly of the magazine 2|, plunger 22, the cam 26 and the handcrank 29 is similar to that previously described except that in the gunshown in Figures 1 and 2, the cam II is turned in an anti-clockwisedirection to fire the gun, wherea in the modification shown in Figure 3the cam 26 is turned in a clockwise direction.

To afford convenient access to the head 8 of the bolt 1 to retract it bythe finger tip, as for firing single shots, the stock is gouged outadjacent the head as at 30, see Figure 4.

In operation the gun is held in the usual way according to the purposefor which it is to be used.

In the device as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the hand crank is turned inan anti-clockwise direction, causing the plunger 1 to be repeatedlywithdrawn from contact with the diaphragm 4, the spring returning saidplunger to strike the diaphragm and produce the desired report each timethe head 8 slips off a cam tooth H).

In the device shown in Figure 3 the hand crank 29 is turned in aclockwise direction with identical results.

By partially or wholly closing the open end of the magazine with thehand when firing, the tone of the successive reports from the weapon ismodulated, so that with practice some semblance of music may be played.The report from the diaphragm is not only capable of modulation bypartial closure of the mouth or open end of the magazine, but is greatlyincreased and improved in resonance by being surrounded with thecylindrical wall of the magazine formin a sound bell.

What I claim as my invention is:

1.,A toy gun comprising a stock, a barrel, a diaphragm supported by thestock, a bell surrounding the diaphragm, a plunger slidably mountedwithin the stock to strike the diaphragm, a manually operated toothedmember for engaging the plunger to move it in one direction andretractile spring means for moving the plunger in the oppositedirection.

2. A toy gun comprising a stock, a barrel, a, diaphragm supported by thestock, a member normally held in contact with the diaphragm by aretractile spring, said member being mounted to strike the diaphragm andmanually operated means having teeth for engaging the member to retractsaid member.

3. A toy gun comprising a stock, a barrel, a diaphragm supported by thestock, a retractile member mounted to strike the diaphragm, saidretractile member having a head at one end, a cam carried by the stockadapted to engage the head to withdraw the retractile member from thediaphragm and manual means for actuating the cam.

4. A toy gun comprising a. stock, a barrel, a diaphragm supported by thestock, a plunger carried by the stock adapted to strike the diaphragm,said plunger having a head, a spring for moving the plunger towards thediaphragm, a cam having teeth carried by the stock, said teeth beingadapted to progressively engage the plunger to withdraw it from contactwith the diaphragm, a crank for rotating the cam, said stock having aportion exposed to afford access to a portion of the head to facilitatethe retractile movement of the plunger by finger tip action.

CONRAD GENJACK.

